Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialAdam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 16h"This is the opposite of how science ought to work." George Monbiot on those pushing "false and dangerous" cures for #MECFS, "entrenched" in their beliefs and doubling down rather than admit the "great harm" to the lives of thousands of people. 310032
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialthe Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 01/10/2026For our friends in Aotearoa-New Zealand as they head to an election on Sat 7 Nov 🇳🇿 👉 Make sure you’re enrolled to vote: https:/:vote.nz 🚨 Enrolments close October 25! 17392189
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialTom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026As many of you already know, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social has published another hard-hitting article on ME in the Guardian today. Great to see such coverage, especially as the Guardian published some rubbish by others before www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #MEcfs #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis 46524
tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026What can Lilo & Stitch (2002) tell us about autism? www.youtube.com/watch?v=tivA... #autism #LiloandStitch #neurodivergenceyoutube.comLilo & Stitch - What is Autism?YouTube video by werothegreat 000
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialPōneke @archivesrock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I know y'all hate 5ubst@ck but it's vital we know about this. It's happening, we know what results when the super-wealthy get mobilised, but I have no idea what to do: #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/theinteg...open.substack.comDemocracy Briefing: The campaign to engineer a National overhangHenry Cooke’s frontpage article in the Post yesterday opened with a striking sentence: “There is an attempt – a very nascent one – from a very rich right-wing man to fundamentally skew the New Zealand... 141
tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The wonderful @lolagerms.bsky.social breaks down the immunity debt myth in this short YouTube vid: youtube.com/shorts/NXTU9... #ImmunityDebt #lockdowns #health #RSV #Influenza #Covid19 #SARSCoV2youtube.comavoiding infections is good (controversial) #health #science #immunity #immunesystem #longcovidYouTube video by Lola Germs 000
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925271729
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialtristam @tristam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Chlöe Swarbrick gives an almighty summation of the current governing coalition’s record. Her speech, given as parliament closes for the election, also outlines why the @greens.org.nz need to lead the next government… the video is well worth your time. #nzpol 1016189
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialGreen Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 25/09/2026New Zealanders know our infrastructure is falling apart and they know that the super wealthy are not paying their fair share. They want a country that works for all of us, which is why they want a wealth tax. 16919
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialRussel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The dumbass Govt has finally conceded it can't build an LNG import terminal and its dreams of a revival of fossil gas are dead. NZ wasted 3 years while this Govt delayed the transition off fossil gas, while telling the country a dangerous fossil gas fairy tale. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...greenpeace.orgSimeon Brown's disastrous decision to cancel the Gas Transition Plan (and buy a lotto ticket instead) - Greenpeace AotearoaNew Zealand is in the middle of an energy transition 513353
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialMark Faghy @profmarkfaghy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026📢 Our paper is published in Oxford Open Immunology: The ERASE_LC trial evaluated whether a 5-day course of intravenous remdesivir is feasible, safe, and acceptable for people living with Long COVID. This is the first study to specifically examine remdesivir as a treatment for LC. 17223
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialMagenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Good to see the Greens are committing to reversing the tax cuts for landlords!!! #nzpol 1418
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialKrystal Chandelier @krystalchandelier.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Based. As. Fuck. For an artist who had their work be changed by someone else and still want that change to exist shows how important art is in modern society. It's not just pictures and noise, it's a message. Ed Sheeran thinks art isn't that. #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...odt.co.nz'Ngā mihi nui': Artist welcomes graffiti on Dunedin's Ed Sheeran mural'Ngā mihi nui': Artist welcomes graffiti on Dunedin's Ed Sheeran mural 18527
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialWhakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If I was the opposition, one of the most tangible policy statements I would be releasing RIGHT NOW is to UNEQUIVOCALLY state that all legislation UNDEMOCRATICALY RUSHED through under urgency will be repealed ASAP! @chrishipkins.bsky.social @maramadavidson.bsky.social 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 #nzpol 0103
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how). 4156781561
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.social♿ hiding from plagues - Always masked - N95 or bust @smollestbunny2.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Yes I'm still struggling to pay my bills because I'm on 35% of minimum wage. If anyone wants to help my Kofi is in bio 023
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialYorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social · 13/09/2026That’s epic, god level election sign vandalism 1117852
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Hmm... building an ever larger treasure trove of shares, equity, bonds, etc. Is 'forced investment / saving' the answer to our problems? Let's have a look. First, the whole 'investing in NZ' thing is rather misleading - the big gains come from investing in *offshore* shares. [🧵 1/n] 14212
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The UK is voting on the Assisted Dying bill today. Most disability organizations oppose it. Safeguards have already been removed or rejected. Please listen to disabled Canadians. What was meant to be dignified quickly became coercive eugenics aimed at the most vulnerable. 16448209
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialWhat The Fukc Is Happening? @dudeseriouslywtf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026How many politicians would be this good natured about destroyed hoardings? #GreenPartyAotearoa's #TamathaPaul takes it on the chin. If you see one, take a photo with your head in the hole & upload it here or Tamatha's socials or TikkiTokki or whatever. This Chicka's got Class. #nzpol 27631
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialMagenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026#nzpol 0259
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialleaflemming.bsky.social @leaflemming.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If you were wondering why people are being left to die in toilets in our hospitals currently, a quick glance at this graph of health workforce numbers under the last two governments tells you which one stopped hiring nurses and has been lying about it. #nzpol 18957
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialSascha Stronach🏳️⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026one of the most ridiculous recurring beats in NZ history is British settlers saying "this is a perfect spot for a city, why isn't there one here?" and the local Māori saying "it floods dude", to which the settlers reply "nah" and build right on the floodplain 616529
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialJames W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I mean it breaches basic human rights so why would the government be worried about it also breaching Te Tiriti #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...rnz.co.nzWaitangi Tribunal finds disability system breaches Te TiritiThe Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in its provision of disability services for tāngata whaikaha Māori, saying their voices have been "made invisible" wi... 02313
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialAbbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This is what living next door to a 30 megawatt data center sounds like. 61372994264
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialBiggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Absolutely NO LIES TOLD... 231202297
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialMusical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I knew this would be bad, but it's awful. Malpractice even. I'll limit my criticism to 9 posts. The Herald have added together the gross debt of NZ public & private sectors and called this debt 'we collectively owe the world'. Pure unadulterated nonsense. Literally untrue. [🧵1/n] 415188
tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Awful people running this country. Usually they mask their contempt for us a bit more carefully. #nzpol 040
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialAotearoa Covid Action @covidactionnz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We put out a press release with @lcsupportaotearoa.bsky.social outlining our concerns. “It is past time to apply what we know about how Covid spreads to stop our health system and schools getting slammed every winter by largely preventable viruses like Influenza A." covidaction.nz/en/record-br...covidaction.nzRecord-breaking Sickness Requires ActionAotearoa Covid Action works for a Covid-safe Aotearoa New Zealand 063
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialHayley @writagal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The kind of analysis that should be on all the front pages - and should be referenced by those looking to get elected shortly. Clean air policy is sitting right there, as is adequate funding for health services (and Greens policy mentions both, just saying.) 02114
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.social🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Optimist : Glass half full Pessimist : Glass half empty Labour: Glass is half full but of cold sick 071
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialVote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿 @mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Back from a tangi, and as a pākeha I can confirm we criminally undervalue the power and utter all-round goodness of Māori tikanga as a tool for building a better world for all of us here in Aotearoa. 4627
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialJulie Anne Genter @julieannegenter.greens.org.nz · 19/08/2026💯 18426
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialTimothy Gassin @timothygassin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The Australian media giving a more honest assessment of the last few years in NZ than much of the NZ media. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08... 212766
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.social♿ hiding from plagues - Always masked - N95 or bust @smollestbunny2.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Whomst among you Wants Stickers 143
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialAndrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Awesomely schools across NZ are seeing massive absenteeism spikes this winter (e.g. 140+ kids out at Pt Chevalier School with Flu A). So why the flying fuck is Health New Zealand is actively advising parents to send mildly symptomatic kids to school. 🧵/1 611142
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.social🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026We have the worst incompetent racist coalition government in decades and Labour are scared of their shadow #nzpol 4177
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialMike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low." 1/ 22916607
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialf*male b*tch 🇵🇸 @ahhmandah.bsky.social · 16/08/2026dunno who this cunt is but he slapped me in the face last night at the rsa after he tried to pull my pants down and my top up. naturally after a warning I beat the living shit out of him and everybody saw so the bouncers bounced him but I want his wife to see, especially as he yelled I HAVE A WIFE 4220379
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/ 5763132016
tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 15/08/2026"Women's colleges have always articulated a promise here. You won't be shut out, talked over, or told your mind doesn't matter because of who you are." youtu.be/Ypkr5Weu7okyoutu.beWho Gets to Be a Woman? The Fight Over Women’s Colleges, Trans Students, and PowerYouTube video by Breaking Down Patriarchy 000
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.social♿ hiding from plagues - Always masked - N95 or bust @smollestbunny2.bsky.social · 12/08/2026*hits gong* *gong sound shakes the room* Me: "WHOMST AMONG YOU WANTS STICKERS" I yell. This is how I've always told my followers I've got new stickers in stock "Whomst among you wants stickers" I yell again. Are my posts being hidden 🤔 I wonder worriedly 076
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026New Zealand: "Long Covid sufferers call on politicians to do more to help those with the disease" "According to the latest New Zealand Health Survey, 4.3% of adults reported living with Long Covid - roughly 185,000 people." #LongCOVIDrnz.co.nzLong Covid sufferers call on politicians to do more to help those with the diseasePeople with Long Covid are calling on politicians to collect better data on the disease, and enable those with it to access disability support services. 315054
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialConor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 08/08/2026'Furthermore, vaccinated and subsequently challenged cohorts failed to transmit the virus to naïve animals, demonstrating a *complete block of onward transmission*'. * my emphasis. Extraordinarily promising research. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comA single-dose amber codon carrying live attenuated vaccine elicits pan-sarbecovirus immunity and blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission - npj Vaccinesnpj Vaccines - A single-dose amber codon carrying live attenuated vaccine elicits pan-sarbecovirus immunity and blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission 514057
tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Here's a chance to buy some great stickers. A good remedy for NZ's increasingly right-leaning media. deer.social/profile/did:... ko-fi.com/s/529e0950f1ko-fi.comMystery stickers (please read description in full before ordering) - Hiding from plagues's Ko-fi Shop5 mystery stickers in an envelope You will get extra if you decide to pay more than baseline price. I have decided to set the price to $1 per additi... 033
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.social♿ hiding from plagues - Always masked - N95 or bust @smollestbunny2.bsky.social · 08/08/2026WHOMST AMONG YOU WANTS STICKERS. THEY HAVE ARRIVED 064
Reposted by @tuffrings.bsky.socialBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Once they can do it to 'illegal' immigrants. Then they are going to do it to Disabled People. Then they are going to do it to Pensioners. Then they will do it to you. That's how Fascism rolls. 18350109
